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CAMHS Nurse - Band 7
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).
Location: Links Unit, City Hospital, Aberdeen
An exciting opportunity has arisen within CAMHS for an experienced and enthusiastic Registered Nurse to join the team. If you have a genuine interest in CAMHS then this is an excellent opportunity to join a dynamic multidisciplinary team. Our CAMHS team is an inclusive, values based multi-disciplinary team including Nursing, Clinicians, Psychotherapy, Clinical and Applied Psychology, Play Therapy, Allied Health Professionals, Psychiatry, Administration, Business and Support staff. Our team ethos promotes patient-centred care, efficiency and a culture that values, enables and develops our staff.
The post holder will have clinical responsibility for their own caseload and will operate within the context of the current CAMHS delivery model, Choice and Partnership Approach (CAPA) which is supporting the service to focus on improving access to Psychological Therapies for children and young people.
The candidate will work with patients and their families and be able to show an aptitude for working with this patient group. Excellent communication skills with children and young people, families, colleagues and other stakeholders are essential.
We will be looking for someone with evidence of ongoing professional development particularly a highly specialised knowledge of current evidence based treatment approaches in CAMHS, Such as Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT) Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), FBT, Family Systemic Therapy, Systemic Family Therapy, acquired through a combination of post graduate training and in depth on-the-job experience.
Tailored and supportive line management alongside one to one and multi-disciplinary supervision structures are in place to support professional reflection and growth.
There is an established dynamic monthly CPD programme and a local CAMHS training group driving forward staff and team development, including dedicated time for learning opportunities such as Essential to CAMHS Training.
We have undergone a service redesign which has formed an across the age range (0-18) service across the Grampian region, with geographically based teams (City, Shire and Moray) and a specialist CAMHS Hub. There are excellent opportunities for a wide range of clinical experience within CAMHS (1:1 work, family work, group work, specialist workstreams and consultation).
We are part of the North of Scotland regional CAMHS Tier 4 network and alongside out-patient work, we work closely alongside the regional Dudhope Young People’s In-patient Unit. We are a test of change / roll out site for several innovative national projects. As well as having strong regional and national links, CAMHS works collaboratively with our local partner agencies across Grampian to continue to develop and foster local Tier 1 and 2 community mental health and wellbeing supports for children, young people and their families.
Grampian, located in the North East of Scotland, has a population of over half a million. The scenery across the North East is enchanting and inspiring, from beautiful coasts to the Cairngorm Mountain range. The area offers both rural and urban based leisure, cultural and sporting activities to suit a range of interests. There is easy access to airports in both Aberdeen and Inverness. Grampian is a major centre of Education with two Universities, Aberdeen and Robert Gordon’s.
Informal discussion is welcomed. Please contact Donna Nelson, Team Leader, email donna.nelson@nhs.scot / Raeleen Thomson Team Leader, email raeleen.thomson@nhs.scot or Mark Edmond, Nurse Manager, email: mark.edmond1@nhs.scot Tel: 01224 550139.
Interview date 11th August 2026
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As a disability confident employer we are committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are inclusive and accessible to all. If you need us to make any adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know by contacting our recruitment team at the earliest opportunity. Email us at gram.recruitment@nhs.scot.
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